Site details

Gargaliani Megas Kambos (2)

PK	C453
TITLE	Gargaliani Megas Kambos (2)
WGS84	37.06321° N, 21.611634° E
Accuracy	50 m.

LAT/LON	37.06321, 21.611634
LON/LAT	21.611634, 37.06321

DMS

37° 3' 47.556" N

21° 36' 41.8824" E

W3W	sealable, gala, redeem
UTM	34 S, 554376, 4102059
EGSA87	287502, 4104265

Elevation m	98
Elevation feet	321.5
Region	Messenia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Davis and Bennet [2017], 30    'At the center of the site are two mounds of stone rubble and artifacts, separated by ca. 20 m.'
2.    Sherds.   Heath [nd],     'The pottery collected ranges in date from Middle-Late Helladic to Modern. The prehistoric pottery is limited in number, consisting of several Middle-Late Helladic coarse ware bodies and two Late Helladic diagnostic sherds.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH-LH, LH IIIB, ... '
    b.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 30, 'MH - LH, ...'

2. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
    a.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 30, 'MH - LH, ...'

3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Heath [nd]: , 'Periods Represented MH-LH, LH IIIB, ... '
    b.    Davis and Bennet [2017]: 30, '..., LH IIIB, ...'

NOTE

1. Davis and Bennet [2017] 30 reproduce a photograph of site D2 'Gargaliani Megas Kambos (1)'. This is figure 17. It was taken from approximately this spot: 37.062511° N, 21.609673° E and it looks SSW and not 'north-east' as our authors would have it. The prominent telephone pole on the right of the photo is at 37.062341° N, 21.609504° E.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Davis and Bennet [2017]: Davis, Jack L. and John Bennet (eds.). The Pylos Regional Archaeological Project; A Retrospective. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2017., 'D3 Gargaliani Megas Kambos (2)', pg. 30.

2. Heath [nd]: Heath, Sebastian. PRAP Site Gazetteer, 'D03 Gargaliani Megas Kambos (2)', pg. 1. Online here. Online here.